"Obviously I have to thank [Blues manager] Lee Clark for what he did for me at Birmingham last season and my family have also been there for me. At West Ham, they have helped me too since I've been back at the club."

The 20-year-old has been in scintillating form for his side this season after establishing himself as part of the first-team squad, scoring three goals in seven games, including one on his full debut.

Such form has seen him handed his first call-up to Gareth Southgate's Under-21s side for their European Championship qualifiers against San Marino and Lithuania and the midfielder expressed his delight at his start to the season.

"I'm pleased that I got a call-up [to the Under-21s]," Morrison enthused. "I last played for England when I was 17 or 18 so I'm really looking forward to pulling on the shirt again.

"The season has been good so far for me personally. I think it's gone well but, as a team, we haven't got the points we should have got because we've deserved more from the games we've played.

"I didn't expect to play a lot this season but from the start of the season I've been brought into the team and I thank the manager for that and just want to keep going."